Author's Note: I don't own anything! Also, I thought some action would spice up the plot a little bit! Please enjoy!

"Kate...grab your gear." Tony's voice boomed through the bullpen.

"Uh hello?" Kate said as she pointed to the bassinet at her feet.

"Send him to Abby. We need everybody on this one." DiNozzo said as he snapped his fingers.

"What? He's a newborn! I thought I was your desk jockey...you agreed to it!" Kate whined.

"Never fear! Abby is here!" Abby announced proudly as she dramatically entered the bullpen.

"Why can't you just send him up to Gibbs?" Ziva asked.

Abby shot Ziva a dirty look.

"It is not that Abby is unqualified...but in some sense Gibbs is Marshall's daddy...not biologically, but you know..." Ziva elaborated as she holstered her weapon.

"MTAC with the SecNav." McGee elaborated.

"No place for a child." Ziva mused.

"Okay Abby...his bottles are in the fridge in the lounge. He gets fed every hour or so. You know what dirty diapers smell like, and he loves being walked around...and he has a stuffed lamb...and he's sweet...so sweet...if you need anything find Ducky." Kate rambled nervously as she geared up.

Abby placed a hand on Kate's shoulder.

"Marshall will be fine." Abby said as she scooped the baby out of his carrier.

"Tony where are we going?" Kate asked when she noticed that Ziva had also added another weapon plus two knives.

"Let's head to the garage." Tony said as he motioned for everybody to follow him.

"What the Hell?" Kate asked as she walked into the unusually crowded garage.

"Operation cappuccino is about to froth over!" Tony yelled as he closed the door behind him.

"What?" Kate pressed, she had been in and out of the office so much in the past few days that it was hard to tell what was going on.

"You always find the most ridiculous names." A man dressed in black riot gear from head to toe said as he stood next to Tony.

"Operation Cappuccino...will commence in forty-five minutes. Everybody gather round." Tony instructed.

"We're going to approach the base...the guards at the gate will not know of our arrival until we approach. I've already advanced a complete clearance with the base commander. We're going to saturate and storm the house as best we can. Remember they've got some pretty heavy explosives...one over cooked antihistamine and half the base goes bye-bye. We're going to clear the house...as a team, after that US Marshall's Service...that would be these guys in all black..." Tony trailed off as he gestured with his hand at the two dozen men and women behind him.

"They will take over transport and booking issues. NCIS and ATF....we're going to process the scene. ATF...those are the guys in green. NCIS will be in the requisite blue." Kate looked over to see four men in green fatigues standing in the garage.

"Anything else?" Tony said as he looked around.

"Just one thing...we're all experienced and this probably goes without saying, but please, please do not touch anything once we're inside the residence. We've confirmed the lab is in the basement, but if anything gets knocked over or boiled too long we could literally blow up the home. Do not process any evidence without an ATF Agent directly present." One man in green bellowed.

"All right. That being said I have just two things I'd like to add. Number one...don't be afraid to use deadly force if justifiable. These guys are trained fighters...they've probably got an arsenal or something of the like. Number two...I want to see all of you back here when this is done and over with...in one piece, walking upright. Everybody goes home tonight...or in my case bar hopping." Tony said as he looked at the agents surrounding him.

"He loves being in charge." Kate muttered under her breath.

"Of course." McGee said as he reached around to the hook behind him and grabbed a vest.

"Ready?" DiNozzo called out.

"We're ready!" Everyone shouted.

Kate's stomach churned on the bumpy ride to the base. She had forgotten just how heavy all of her gear was, but it seemed as if it weighed a thousand pounds today. This raid was different than all the others...if something went wrong she'd have so much to lose. She hadn't even stopped to see Jethro, and he probably had no clue where she was, that was until he had emerged from MTAC to see Abby with the baby. Kate forced herself to focus and before she could process any other emotion she and McGee were knocking in a front door with a ram.

"Go! Go! Go!" Tony shouted over his earpiece, his team had just entered the home from the rear.

Kate began shouting orders, and people in the home dropped to the floor. She began handcuffing as fast as she could, with McGee following behind, acting as a lookout. The US Marshall's were right behind McGee ankle shackling suspects and removing them from the residence.

Two minutes later the call Kate so desperately wanted to hear came over her earpiece.

"Level two clear." Tony's voice rang out.

"Basement clear." Another voice checked in.

"Level one are you clear?" Tony asked.

Kate was about to respond yes when she heard a small whimpering noise, like a hurt animal coming from behind the couch.

Kate motioned for McGee to follow her, and check behind the couch. Together she and Tim made their way over, cautiously.

"Level one I repeat...are you clear?" Tony asked in a more pressing voice.

"Level one to command we have a situation." Kate responded.

"All team members to level one!" Tony yelled.

A wave of heavily armed agents stormed into the living room, and all they could see were Kate's tiny feet dangling from behind the sofa.

"Stand down! Do not fire!" McGee yelled with a ferocity that surprised everyone who knew him.

"Somebody move the couch!" Kate yelled in a muffled voice.

Two men immediately stepped forward and slid the couch out.

"Oh my God." Tony DiNozzo uttered in shocked whisper.

"Get medical!" Ziva shouted.

"There's four of them!" Kate yelled.

Kate pulled herself back up over the couch and removed her helmet, and set her weapon down. She undid her tight bun, and immediately proceeded to climb back behind the couch.

"Hi...my name's Kate and I want to help all of you." Kate said as four terrified faces stared back up at her.